The Simplest Unified Growth Theory

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The Simplest Unified Growth Theory. / Strulik, Holger; Weisdorf, Jacob Louis.

Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2007.

Publikation: Working paper › Forskning

Harvard

Strulik, H & Weisdorf, JL 2007 'The Simplest Unified Growth Theory' Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

APA

Strulik, H., & Weisdorf, J. L. (2007). The Simplest Unified Growth Theory. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

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Strulik H, Weisdorf JL. The Simplest Unified Growth Theory. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 2007.

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Strulik, Holger ; Weisdorf, Jacob Louis. / The Simplest Unified Growth Theory. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2007.

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